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Wikileaks is expected to release more than 400,000 sensitive documents on Monday in what will be the largest intelligence leak since the Afghan War reports.

The Pentagon is bracing itself for the potential fallout of the release of secret documents detailing the inner workings of the Iraq War. According to multiple reports, the Pentagon has been sifting through the database where the documents originated. A Pentagon spokesperson said that it set up a 120-person task force several weeks ago to determine the potential implications and damage of the military reports being leaked.

The documents are expected to be released simultaneously by The New York Times, The Guardian and Der Spiegel, the same three media organizations that worked with WikiLeaks on the Afghan War Diary in July. Those 90,000 logs detailed information on Taliban attacks, civilian deaths, NATO strategy, involvement by Pakistan in the insurgency and more.

The leak brought unprecedented media attention for the whistleblower organization. It also resulted in widespread controversy, both in political chambers and in media circles. The Pentagon even threatened action if WikiLeaks "didn't do the right thing" and return the stolen documents.

That's not all, either; Wikileaks claims that its funding has been blocked because it has been placed on watchlists for both the U.S. and Australian governments. It can no longer accept donations through Moneybookers, the site that collected the organization's donations. PayPal suspended Wikileaks' account earlier this year.

Will next week's Iraq War documents help get WikiLeaks back on track, or will the controversy surround the organization only grow? What kind of impact will the reports have on the Iraq War, world politics and WikiLeaks itself? We're going to soon find out.

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